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Award Nominations
HOT CONCEPTS! AWARDS
Background/Criteria
The Hot Concepts! Celebration began in 1995 following a first-time section in Nation's Restaurant News in 1994 titled "Nine for the 90s." This section paid tribute to the hottest restaurant concepts during the year.
Due to operator interest in new restaurant companies and emerging growth concepts, Nation's Restaurant News decided to expand its editorial coverage into a major awards-oriented event during the National Restaurant Association Show each year.
Each year the editors of Nation's Restaurant News, in concert with the "Council of Sizzle", select six emerging restaurant brands that have distinguished themselves as Hot Concepts!, the fast-growing, financially proven overachievers that are on their way to becoming tomorrow's giants. A seventh is selected as the Hot! Again Award winner for restoring sizzle to a long-established concept. The elite group is saluted with a profile in Nation's Restaurant News and an award presented during the high-energy presentation & awards celebration.
Hot Concepts! winners are selected based upon the following criteria:
- has a strong concept definition
- cannot be more than seven years old
- forward-thinking in approach
- presence in three (3) markets or five (5) stores
- a clearly defined menu
- possesses an entrepreneurial spirit
- strong consumer appeal
- sound financial position determined by Dunn & Bradstreet credit check
The 2010 Hot Concepts! Awards will be presented during Nation's Restaurant News' 51st Anniversary Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) Conference, being held at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida from October 3-5, 2010. The Hot Concepts! Awards will be presented on Sunday, October 3. Visit www.mufso.com for more information and to register for the conference.
To submit a nomination for the 2010 Hot Concepts! Awards please contact Nation's Restaurant News at 813-627-6992 or send an email to jparzial@nrn.com. Please submit nominations by April 23, 2010 and include the following information:
- Full Company Contact Information
- Company URL
- Key Executives & their contact info
- Year Founded
- Number of Units
- Location of Units
- Type of Concept
- Explanation for Nomination
- Any Supporting Information Appropriate
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